House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that Speaker Paul Ryan should pull the bill from consideration, saying, "It's really the only decent thing to do."

Monday's estimate by the CBO reported that under the GOP proposal now moving through the House, there would be 24 million more people uninsured by 2026 than under current law.

The CBO said 14 million Americans would lose coverage next year under House Republican legislation remaking the nation's health care system. Congress' budget analysts said that figure would grow to 24 million by 2026.

President Donald Trump backs the GOP plan.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the report from the Congressional Budget Office demonstrates that the bill means higher costs and less coverage for consumers.

The Congressional Black Caucus called the Republican health care plan a "disaster" after the release of the Congressional Budget Office's report.

Rep. Cedric Richmond is a Democratic congressman from Louisiana and chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. He said "Republicans need to come up with a plan that actually makes insurance affordable, or work with Democrats to improve the Affordable Care Act."

Richmond said the GOP plan will make "health care unaffordable for tens of millions of Americans."

The White House said it disagrees "strenuously" with a budget analysis of the Republican health care plan.

Health Secretary Tom Price said it will cover more individuals and lower costs. He complained the CBO only looked at the House bill, and not the two other parts of their three-phase plan.

As for the estimate that 14 million people would lose coverage, he said, "It's just not believable is what we would suggest."

The Democrats said White House criticism of the CBO report fits a disturbing pattern. Schumer said, "When they hear something they don't like, they label it a lie."

House Speaker Paul Ryan continued to defend the plan. In a statement he focused on lower premiums and improved "access to quality, affordable care."

The Wisconsin Republican said the Congressional Budget Office analysis does not take into account additional steps the GOP-led Congress and Trump administration would take to lower costs and increase choices.

Ryan rejected what he called the one-size-fits-all coverage of the Affordable Care Act, the existing law passed under Barack Obama in 2010.

He said the GOP bill is about giving Americans more choices and better access to plans they want and can afford.